Where does “semifluent” come from?
semifluent (English) comes from English fluent, from Latin fluens, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
semifluent (English): Somewhat or partially fluent
Definitions
- Somewhat or partially fluent
Ancestry of “semifluent”, step by step
semifluent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fluent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluent | That flows; flowing, liquid; Able to use a... |
| 2 | Latin | fluens | flowing, streaming, pouring; being soaked in;... |
| 3 | Latin | fluō | to flow, stream, pour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |